This week there are no new games being released on the Xbox 360, that's right absolutely zero, so it's a perfect time to catch up on some of the recent triple A titles that you may or may not have had time to play; we list our top five after the jump.
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Is Metal Gear Solid 4 finally coming to the 360?

Is Fable 2 coming to the PC?

Is Nintendo revamping the Wii Remote?
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G4 and their hit show "X-Play" have announced their complete list of nominees for the "X-Play Best of 2008" awards show that will premier in a one-hour special on the network Tuesday December 9, 2008 at 8pm est/pst. The show's hosts Adam Sessler and Morgan Webb will be revealing the selections from the 20+ categories in the sixth annual special.
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Lionhead has revealed a list of details on what changes/fixes the upcoming patch for Fable II will make. The patch is almost finished, but is currently being tested and finalized, although it should be released soon.
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Here's a roundup of Black Friday videogame deals, with many online deals happening now! There's stuff listed below for the PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, DS and PSP. Also a the limited edition Gunmetal Metal Gear Solid 4 PS3 resurfaces on Amazon.com!
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Microsoft just revealed that 1.5 million copies of Fable II were sold worldwide during its first two weeks at retailers, with nearly 800,000 copies being sold in the U.S.
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Microsoft announced today that Starting Dec. 12, 2008, fans will be summoned back into Albion's service with the release of the Knothole Island downloadable content pack. The remote island of Knothole is dying: its golden sands and lush vegetation are covered with snow, its people freezing, its treasures buried. Only a hero can face the trials of the three shrines to bring back the sunshine.
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A Fable 2 announcement was due last week but was canned and rescheduled for Monday 24th November. Well that's today, what could this be? Downloadable content, patch or something else entirely? Msxbox-world has received confirmation from Lionhead that the announcement will arrive today.
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Tracey John from MTV Multiplayer writes:

"For those of you who've played Fable II, you know the game is about the choices you make. For the most part, you're in control of how you want your player to end up - good or evil.

But there is one aspect beyond players' control… what happens when you unintentionally push the B button near loved ones.

Let me explain: In Fable II, players can assign different magic abilities to the B button. Many players, myself included, went with a power called "Inferno," a spell that allows the player-character to shoot fire from his/her hands.

When in the towns, you can interact with people and perform expressions to amuse them, even drawing large crowds to you. But in doing so, it's also easy to accidentally hit the B button when navigating the menus. And whatever spell you've assigned to that B button - well, you can guess what happens.

If you've had this problem too, you're not alone. There's a Facebook support group called the "Association of Accidental Arsonists." The description reads, "A support group for Fable II players who've set spouses, houses and mouses ablaze in err." Yesterday I found out who started this group."
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Lionhead Studios has updated its blog site with news that the Fable II announcement that was promised this week, has been pushed back until Monday 24th November.

I know what you're thinking, but no, I'm afraid this is not the BIG news that got me (and most of you) so excited last week. The big bods over in Redmond decided that, this week wasn't the time to tell you what that announcement is we have ready here in Guildford. However, there is some good news. To celebrate the launch of the New Xbox Experience, we've created an all-new Fable II theme for your dashboard. Go show your Fable pride!
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GamingShogun writes, "Microsoft has sent out the codes enabling your Limited Edition content for Fable II today. Boxes of the LE version of Fable II were shipped off without the content codes due to some miscellaneous error, adding to the pre-existing feeling that consumers were being 'ripped-off', considering the LE had already been stripped of multiple goodies prior to shipping..."
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Microsoft has announced that since its launch in the US on October 21, 2008, Lionhead's Fable II has sold more than 1.5 million units worldwide. The game becomes the fastest-selling RPG on the Xbox 360.
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According to this post on the Fable II dev blog, fans of the Lionhead RPG should be watching closely for something good to happen next week.

"Normally, we don't like to tease too much," said the post. "You know, all this hype being generated by teasing the announcement that there will be an announcement in X-number of days. Who cares? But in this day and age where a gazillion titles are asking for your attention, I felt it might be the right thing to do on the blog.
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GamingShogun writes, "Sumthing Else Music Works, Inc., through its licensing relationship with Microsoft Game Studios, proudly presents Fable II Original Soundtrack featuring the original music score by Russell Shaw and the "Fable Theme" from Danny Elfman. The original soundtrack from the Xbox 360 roleplaying adventure video game will be released on Nov. 25, 2008 to retail outlets through Nile Rodgers' Sumthing Else Music Works record label www.sumthing.com, and for digital download at www.sumthingdigital.com and iTunes®..."
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Fable II has just been inducted into gameplayer's legendary list of the best games to play stoned. The tounge-in-cheek wiki has become quite popular, and the induction comes with a hilarious write-up about why Fable II has received the honour.
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Console Monster writes: "If you're looking for an excuse not to brave the cold weather outside then look no further as the Xbox Live Marketplace has been updated. Continuing the run of excellent demos comes 'Naruto: The Broken Bond'. Ok it's not excellent but hey, it's still a demo. Here is the full list of content for Saturday 1st November 2008:

Name: Naruto: The Broken Bond Demo
Price: Free
Availability: All Xbox Live Regions
Description: The Broken Bond is the new action adventure that takes the story to a deeper level within the naruto universe. Take your ninja skills online with the only naruto game to feature an online multiplayer challenge.
Size: 765 MB

Name: Mortal Kombat vs. DC United - MK Picture Pack 2
Price: Free
Availability: All Xbox Live Regions

Name: Battlefield: Bad Company Community Choice Pack
Price: Free
Availability: All Xbox Live Regions..."
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PC World examines whether the New Xbox Experience hard drive install option improves Fable 2's visuals:

"Since how Fritz or I "feel" the visuals compare is pretty much irrelevant when it comes to what is or isn't transpiring, I took a stab at a picture for picture comparison standing at the spot in Bower Lake just outside the gypsy camp. These are rough and ready snaps from a save game load, but I've ensured all the color profiling and quality metrics are identical."
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IGN: "In October, the IGN offices became abuzz with something that can only be described as glee. That's because Bethesda Softworks' long-awaited sci-fi roleplaying game Fallout 3 was released at last. Once we had this epic game in our grubby little hands, sleep became a thing of the past."
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Gamerdeals.net writes:

"For the week of October 30, 2008, Fable 2 (Xbox 360) takes the top spot on the cross-platform Gamefly Top Ten 'Most Queued' list. Following close behind is Dead Space (PS3/Xbox 360). Wii Music is currently on top of the Nintendo Wii queue.

Queue up the complete Gamefly Top 10 most requested lists (Cross-Platform, Xbox 360, PS3, Nintendo Wii, Playstation 2, PSP, Nintendo DS, Xbox, Nintendo Gamecube, Nintendo Game Boy Advance):"
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Some purchasers of the Fable II Limited Edition last week were surprised to find the promised DLC codes absent from their packages. Now Microsoft has set up a system to get the codes out to LE owners, which can be found here, but be warned - Microsoft is keeping an eye out for those trying to scam the system by requesting codes without having purchased the LE. Lionhead community manager Sam Van Tilburgh

So everyone who is emailing with tips regarding free limited edition DLC for everyone might want to rethink that idea. Not sure what measures they could possibly take, but the warning certainly sounds ominous, doesn't it?

"We are incredibly sorry and apologize to anyone frustrated by this process. We have been focused on ensuring that our North American LCE customers impacted by this retail issue are quickly taken care of and receive their codes in a timely manner. It was the quickest solution we could implement to address the issue. Microsoft will be monitoring submissions from users looking to abuse the system but I can't discuss what those measures specific to this solution are."
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